Coaster-themed Pinballs

tricktrack

Thursday, August 26, 2004 3:21 PM

In a german forum we were discussing the proposed Tower of Terror for Paris, when we jumped from discussing the Twilight Zone TV-series (nearly unknown in Germany ): ) to the legendary Twilight Zone pinball.This made me research pinballs which are themed to coasters.Apart from the great "Funhouse" and the obvious RTC-Pinball, I came up with the following (seemed to be a trilogy):

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Jeff

Thursday, August 26, 2004 4:28 PM

For those that don't realize it, Gonch won an RCT pinball machine in the official RCT2 contest. Bastard. I really like that machine.

We've talked many times about getting a second machine to compliment the Jurassic Park machine we have, but the truth is that there aren't a ton of machines that really hold our attention. I've played some of those other coaster machines and they were kind of boring. RCT, once you get to know it, has lots to do.

Lord Gonchar

tricktrack

I always loved the "Whirlwind". Especially the one which stood in a sleazy take-away restaurant which was never cleaned. When you hit the "Whirlwind mode" the incorporated ventilator would blast chunks of greasy dust into your face! I cried when the health authority closed this place...

RideMan

Thursday, August 26, 2004 10:44 PM

Personally, I think Cyclone is still the best all-around pinball machine I have played. It's just old enough that it's almost all mechanical...there is no video mode, the highest score on the playfield apart from the jackpot is a million points, and it may very well be the last pinball machine produced that only has one ball in it.

Circa 1988, I think. The machine at Hersheypark I think is a testament to Cyclone's playability. Hersheypark has a whole row of pinball machines, including several that are older and several that are newer than Cyclone. Of all those machines, Cyclone is in the worst condition (worse even than the older Comet machine next to it) which suggests to me that it gets more play than the other machines.